The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-19
PROSPERITY.

PROSPERITY.
Miss Hattie Wells, who has been
visiting here for several weeks, has
returned to her home in Newberry.
Mrs. Moore and daughter, Miss
Jennie, Of Helena, are visiting the
family Of Mr.. j. Clendining.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clcpdining were the
happy recipients of q very tender fe-
male guest on the 18th inst. She
cannot speak; still she is not mute,
and she is so interesting that the
family contemplate keeping her
under their protecting care for the
next eighteen or twenty years.
The friends Of Miss Mamie Whites
will be glad to know that she is con-
valescing from severe attack Of bi.
lateral pneumonia.
Mr.. j. d. Crooks, Of the Walton
section, is on visit to our town.
The farmers are now hopcf that
the oat crop is injured to no great
extent, if any. A week ago some of
them bad the regular "Kcntucky
jerks" but now they are calm and
serene.
Quite number Of the citizens Of
township No 8 met on the 18th inst.
to protest against running the G. N.
& l.. road into No. 10. They elected
Mr.. II. Il. G. Hunter to represent
their interests at meeting Of the
directors to be held tonight, the 18th.
The directors met in Columbia for
the purpose Of locating the route,
not already located, and to let the
same out to contractors.
On Sunday the Rev. G. a. Marks
preached very instructive and i'm
prcssivc sermon on the grave impor-
tance Of moral and religious training
Of the children, and Of the magnitude
and gravity Of the work the Sunday
School is accomplishing. In the
afternoon the Rev. Mr.. Brabham
preached very able sermon, during
which he laid considerable stress on
the duties Of parents to children, and
of children to parents. At night the
Y. M. G. A. held praise service in
Grace Church, which was very in
structive, and was we'll attended.
These young men are doing noble
work in our midst.
Nine cents for cotton still finds
some in the country, and it wends it's
way to market. We will probably
not fall more than one-scventh be.
hind last years crop.
Mrs. Carrie Wyche is teaching
school at Locust Grove for Miss Ma.
mic Whites until the latter recovers
from her illness.
On Saturday morning our unusu.
ally quiet town was thrown into con-
stcrnation by the cry Of fire fire
fire ! when it was discovered that the
depot Of the G. e. G. railroad was on
fire. 1t being early in the morning,
about half past five o'clock, the citi-
zcns, white and cOiorcd, turned out
quickly and We'd with each other in
their efforts to save the cotton on the
platform, the freight in the depot,
and the furniture Of supervisor
Wooten who lives just across the rail.
road near the depot. The fire had
gained such headway when discov-
cred, and the difficulty of forcing the
heavy doors, caused large portion
of the goods in the depot to be con.
sumed. Fortunately the amount Of
freight on hand was light; probably
not exceeding $500. Ten bales Of
cotton and box car were burned.
The car was loaded with twcnty.one
bales, | of which were saved, when
The fire protested against further cn
trance into the car. All the books,
papers, etc., belonging to the rail-
road, express and telegraph compa.
nies were totally destroyed. The
whole loss, including building,
freight, tank, car, cotton, etc., will
probably reach $500. The lire
originated in the office, and was no
doubt the work Of an incendiary, and
done for the purpose Of conccaling
robbery. TOO much credit cannot
be given to supervisor Wootcn and
section master Mclean, for the
prompt manner in which, amidst the
smoke and heat, the burnt ties and
warped rails were replaced, 50 that
no train was delayed. The compa.
ny's property is probably well in
sured. The agent, Mr.. Langford,
lost about SIS in private property, on
which there was no insurance.
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